LONDON (NEWSnet/AP) — The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized after undergoing planned abdominal surgery and will remain at the private London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday.
The former Kate Middleton, the U.K.’s future queen, is expected to return to public duties after Easter.
She was admitted to The London Clinic on Tuesday.
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“The Princess of Wales appreciates the interest this statement will generate,” Kensington Palace said. “She hopes that the public will understand her desire to maintain as much normality for her children as possible; and her wish that her personal medical information remains private.”
Although the palace didn’t offer details, officials confirmed that her condition was noncancerous.
Though she has generally experienced good health, Kate, age 42, was hospitalized while pregnant after suffering from severe morning sickness.
Shortly after news of Kate’s hospitalization was released, Buckingham Palace reported that King Charles III would undergo a “corrective procedure” next week for an enlarged prostate.
The palace said that the king’s condition was benign; and that an enlarged prostate “in common with thousands of men each year.”
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